The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-01-27
War With ENGLAND.

war WIN hnglamu.
The discussion in the United
States senate last Monday had a
warlike sound. The bill to author
ize the president to protect Ameri
can fishermen and trading vessels
in Canadian waters was under dis !
cussion, and several senators made
warlike speeches. The Canadian
government has steadily violated
treaty obligations and permitted
numerous outrages on Americans
and have declined to make amends
or to quit it. The bill authorizes
the president to retaliate and it is
equivalent to a declaration of war
if Canada persists. England insti-
gates Canada, of course. The bill
passed by vote of 46 to 1. The
drift of the debate may be gathered
from the following extract from
Senator Ingalls, speech:
Mr.. Ingalls, thought that these
fishery difficulties must be ultimate
ly settled either by negotiation or
by war. This measure was dis
tinctly one of retaliation. 1t was
an eye for an eye, a tooth for a
tooth, fish for a fish, an insult for
an insult, a wrong for wrong.
England had always been ruffian,
coward and bully among the ma
tions of the earth; insolent to the
weak, tyrannical to the feeble and
cringing and obsequious to the
strong. Her history for centuries
has been a record Of crime against
the human race in Ireland, in Scot
land, IN Wales; against the Roman
| Catholics, against the Bocro of
South Africa, against the Hindoos
and the Chinese. Wherever there
has been a feeble, q weak, a helpless
nation, great Britain has been there
for the purpose of rapacity and
plumber and conquest. England
bears no good will to this country.
The memory of two defeats rankles,
1 dare say, in the breasts of En-
glishmen. When I say that Great
Britain is not friendly to this coun-
try l mean that the ruling classes
are unfriendly to this country. Her
course has been always one OF
wrong, insolence and outrage.
England cheated the south with
false hopes of recognition and in
jured the north by violations OF
neutrality. Her course in the trea-
ty of Washington was actuated
solely by fear of the consequent
ces to that country in the next wal
in which she might be engaged II
she permitted the principle which
she established to stand undenled
1 believe that there is no special
reciprocity of good WILTON the part
of Americans towards England
There are few Americans who dc
not recognize the fact that the
course OF England towards this
country has been one of insolencs
and suspicion and outrage from the
beginning of the national existence
There are few Americans who dc
not regret Waterloo. If read thil
transaction Alright, there is no pur-
+ pose on the part of Great Britain tt
secure peaceful solution, pacific
Interpretation OF the doubtful pro-
3 visions of the treaty of 1918, blu
t rather g. deliberate purpose so ia
: to foment the irritation and discon.
tent between Canada and the Unit
] ed States as to prevent that pac..hh'
l cation iE the immediate futur
which would be inevitable if bot
people were left to the operation @
the natural laws of trade and socie
ty. l see very plainly what tn
o purpose OF Great Britain has bee
!, in the matter. She desires to rem
!, der it impossible for free, friendl
q reciprocal relations (political an
. otherwise) to exist between Cana
? da and the United States. There
, fore, l was glad to hear of the inter
, probation placed on the propose
;. legislation by the senator fror
n Maine Mr.. Frye that, so far as h
+ is concerned, it is to be declara
o tion to Great Britain, recognizin
p her agency and her power in tn
, matter and she will persist furthe
:. at her peril.